2026 Mingle with a Purpose

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM -- More than 150 women packed the banquet hall at the Best Western Plus on Thursday for New Ulm’s 12th annual “Mingle with a Purpose,” a women’s networking event organized through the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce. The ...

February 21, 2026

Health, Human Services face federal funding cuts

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed they have cancelled about $38 million in Minnesota public health investments as of Feb. 11. Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand said a temporary restraining ...

February 21, 2026

2026 Nicollet County Pork Ambassadors are announced

NICOLLET - The Nicollet County Pork Producers (NCPP) introduced the 2026 Nicollet County Pork Ambassadors to the NCPP membership at their annual meeting on Sunday, at the Courtland Community Center. The 2025 high school scholarship winners ...

February 21, 2026

Balanced attack leads Cathedral over MCW

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — For the first time this season, the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds placed four players in double-figure scoring. And they needed everyone of them. Eli Anderson’s conventional three-point basket with 1:38 left in the game gave ...

February 21, 2026

Area roundup: Sleepy Eye falls to Mankato Loyola

BOYS BASKETBALL Mankato Loyola 68, Sleepy Eye 61 SLEEPY EYE — Mankato Loyola defeated Sleepy Eye 68-61 in a nonconference boys basketball agme on Friday. Rombert Romberg led the Indians with 20 points and five rebounds, while Brayden ...

February 21, 2026

Wilfahrt grabs rebounding record for Greyhounds

By: Ari Selvey

NEW ULM — On Feb. 7, New Ulm Cathedral’s Shay Wilfahrt grabbed her 1,116th career rebound during a Tomahawk Division girls basketball game against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. With that rebound, Wilfahrt became the career rebounding ...

February 21, 2026